User talk:Lenn1978

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Welcome to Wikipedia! A note about a recent edit of yours at Marriage in the Catholic Church — I reverted this edit for a few reasons. First, you copied text from the Responsum of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, which was adequately cited, but not all of the directly copied content was included within the quotation marks. Second, generally speaking, Wikipedia as an encyclopedia prefers to a) summarize and paraphrase content (with relevant citations, of course) rather than quote at length and b) avoid loaded language or wording that might otherwise distract from a neutral standpoint (e.g. "while a section of the church is clamoring for change...") and c) wherever possible, draw from secondary sources over primary ones (though primary sources are not always unacceptable). You're not in trouble or anything, just wanted to give you a heads up, and again, welcome! Feel free to reach out with any questions :) WhinyTheYounger (WtY) (talk, contribs)  00:55, 9 February 2022 (UTC)


 * So if I make the necessary edits I can include more information on the official Catholic Church position right? The paragraph on the response in 2021 is wholly incomplete and does not express opinion of the laity and clergy of the Catholic Church especially since its preceded by a post which speaks about dissenting views and efforts. Statements like "There are a growing number of Catholics globally who dissent" are misleading as the church is not driven by majority opinion but by the dogmas of the church and its teachings. These efforts to push for change of the status quo have been categorically denied by the Catholic Church and that is not coming out in your edit. Please advice as to how we may make it more factual. Lenn1978 (talk) 03:08, 9 February 2022 (UTC)


 * Yes, of course. As a matter of style, though, it would be best to make sure that you aren't duplicating content already in that section (for convenience: Marriage in the Catholic Church). The first paragraph begins with "The teaching of the Catholic Church is that marriage may only be between one man and one woman..." and then the second goes into even more detail on the Church's position. In that light, the final paragraph about the 2021 reaffirmation of the Church's doctrine may not be quite as incomplete as it first seems. I'll defer to you on the status of the debate in the Church; I am not well versed in this area (and the primary reason I reverted the edit was because of the misplaced quotations and copyright concerns, rather than the substance). From the section as it stands, however, I do not get the impression that dissent within the Church has had any impact on its official stance. WhinyTheYounger (WtY) (talk, contribs)  15:28, 9 February 2022 (UTC)